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15 Cards in this Set
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Anguish |
Severe mental/physical pain and suffering |
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Jostle |
Push, elbow, or bump against roughly, as in a crowd |
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Plaintive |
Sad and mournful |
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Apathy |
Lack of concern or boredom |
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Poignant |
Evoking a sense of sadness or regret |
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Curtly |
Rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner |
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Unremittingly |
Without slacking, slowing, or stopping |
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Blandishment |
A flattening/pleasing statement intended to persuade |
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Lucidity |
Quality of being easily understood; intelligible |
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Innumerable |
Too many to be counted |
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Atonement |
Reparation for a wrong or injury |
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Stifle |
To restrain, or stop oneself from acting |
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Beseech |
To ask for, beg or plead |
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Semblance |
The outward appearance of something, especially when reality is different/contradictory |
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Vigilant |
The act of keeping careful watch for dangers or difficulties |
